Abstract
As a key phase of crisis management (CM), crisis preparedness (CP) constitutes an indispensable process, without which organisations become acutely prone to adverse eventualities. Predicated on a sample of 210 Israeli managers, and the use of hierarchical regression, we explored how locus of control (LoC), impulsive sensation-seeking (ImpSS), leadership styles and femininity affect perceived CP. We found impulsive sensation seekers, typified by external LoC, to be crisis prone and so are transactional leaders as opposed to transformational leaders, who were found to be associated with CP. Contrary to previous research, we found feminine traits to be associated with crisis proneness. Our study contributes to the extant CM research chiefly by highlighting the effect of LoC and ImpSS on perceived CP.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1-24 |
| Number of pages | 24 |
| Journal | Risk Management |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors thankfully acknowledge the Ariel University Research Authority for its generous grant. We also thank Sharon Erez for carefully and professionally proofreading the manuscript.
Keywords
- crisis management
- crisis preparedness
- leadership
- locus of control
- sensation-seeking
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Business and International Management
- Finance
- Economics and Econometrics
- Strategy and Management